Browsing by Author "McDonagh, John"
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Cease agricultural activity forever? underestimating the importance of symbolic capital
Conway, Shane Francis; McDonagh, John; Farrell, Maura; Kinsella, Anne (Elsevier BV, 2016-04-01) -
The construction of legitimacy in nature conservation: knowledge, power and participation in the regulation of Irish raised bogs under the European Habitats Directive
O'Riordan, Margaret (NUI Galway, 2018-09-26)A network of 53 Irish raised bogs were designated as Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) under the European Union (EU) Habitats Directive in the 1990s. Whilst the purpose of the designation is to protect unique habitats, ... -
‘Farmers don’t retire’: Re-evaluating how we engage with and understand the ‘Older’ farmer’s perspective
Conway, Shane Francis; Farrell, Maura B.; McDonagh, John; Kinsella, Anne (MDPI, 2022-02-22)Globally, policy aimed at stimulating generational renewal in agriculture is reported to pay meagre regard to the mental health and wellbeing of an older farmer, overlooking their identity and social circles, which are ... -
Fitting in whilst standing out: Fostering enterprise development among Irish rural women
Ní Fhlatharta, Aoife M. (NUI Galway, 2021-02-17)Policymakers and academics have come to consider rural entrepreneurship as a key source of eco-nomic and social development. Over the last decade, as potential creators of new businesses, wom-en have been recognised as ... -
Irish organics, innovation and farm collaboration: A pathway to farm viability and generational renewal
Farrell, Maura; Murtagh, Aisling; Weir, Louise; Conway, Shane Francis; McDonagh, John; Mahon, Marie (MDPI, 2021-12-22)The family farm has been the pillar of rural society for decades, stabilising rural economies and strengthening social and cultural traditions. Nonetheless, family farm numbers across Europe are declining as farmers ... -
Is rural Ireland a good place in which to grow old?
McDonagh, John; O'Shea, Eamon; Scharf, Tom; Walsh, Kieran (First Trusk Bank, 2010-12)The theme of ageing in rural areas has gained increasing attention from policy makers and researchers in the last few decades in a situation where older people now often comprise a disproportionately larger share of ... -
New opportunities and cautionary steps? Farmers, forestry and rural development in Ireland
McDonagh, John; Farrell, Maura; Mahon, Marie; Ryan, Mary (Sciendo, 2011-03-30)It is argued that European agriculture is currently confronted with a multitude of critical challenges and developmental changes, in which the viability of farms based solely on traditional forms of production applies ... -
Older people in rural communities: exploring attachment, contribution and diversity in rural Ireland and Northern Ireland
Walsh, Kieran; Gavin, Martina; McDonagh, John; O'Shea, Eamon; Scharf, Thomas (Healthy Ageing in Rural Communities (HARC) Research Network, 2010)This report documents research on older people living in three rural case-study areas across the island of Ireland. The work originated from within the Healthy Ageing in Rural Communities (HARC) research network, which was ... -
The Place of Hunting in Rural Ireland
Scallan, David (2012-03-20)Recreational hunting activities occupy an uneasy position in contemporary rural space. Framed by global developments and changes in the sociocultural, political and economic fabric of rural societies, we are also witnessing, ... -
Review: transport geographies: mobilities, flows and spaces
McDonagh, John (Pion Ltd, 2009-04-01) -
The role of cultural ecosystem services and community-based conservation in the collaborative governance of Irish peatlands
Flood, Kate (NUI Galway, 2023-03-30)Human societies face huge environmental and societal challenges including climate change, biodiversity loss, and social unrest as intersecting crises and periods of rapid change impact on people’s lives and livelihoods. ... -
The rural as a return migration destination
Farrell, Maura; Mahon, Marie; McDonagh, John (De Gruyter Open, 2012-02-24)This paper investigates the phenomenon of return migration to rural areas through exploring how different conceptual approaches address issues of population return, and the significance of the rural as a return migration ... -
Sustainable rural tourism: lessons for rural development
McAreavey, Ruth; McDonagh, John (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010-12-24)Rural areas are recognised for their complex, multifunctional capacities with a range of different interest groups claiming their rights to, and use of, different rural spaces. The current rural development paradigm that ... -
Transitions in european land-management regimes between 1800 and 2010
Jepsen, Martin Rudbeck; Kuemmerle, Tobias; Müller, Daniel; Erb, Karlheinz; Verburg, Peter H.; Haberl, Helmut; Vesterager, Jens Peter; Andrič, Maja; Antrop, Marc; Austrheim, Gunnar; Björn, Ismo; Bondeau, Alberte; Bürgi, Matthias; Bryson, Jessica; Caspar, Gilles; Cassar, Louis F.; Conrad, Elisabeth; Chromý, Pavel; Daugirdas, Vidmantas; Van Eetvelde, Veerle; Elena-Rosselló, Ramon; Gimmi, Urs; Izakovicova, Zita; Jančák, Vít; Jansson, Ulf; Kladnik, Drago; Kozak, Jacek; Konkoly-Gyuró, Eva; Krausmann, Fridolin; Mander, Ülo; McDonagh, John; Pärn, Jaan; Niedertscheider, Maria; Nikodemus, Olgerts; Ostapowicz, Katarzyna; Pérez-Soba, Marta; Pinto-Correia, Teresa; Ribokas, Gintaras; Rounsevell, Mark; Schistou, Despoina; Schmit, Claude; Terkenli, Theano S.; Tretvik, Aud M.; Trzepacz, Piotr; Vadineanu, Angheluta; Walz, Ariane; Zhllima, Edvin; Reenberg, Anette (Elsevier BV, 2015-12-01) -
Understanding the farmer-farm relationship in later life
Conway, Shane; McDonagh, John; Farrell, Maura; Kinsella, Anne (Teagasc, 2018-05-24)Research from NUI Galway looks at the complex and deeply emotional relationships older farmers have with their farms, and the impact this has on family farm transfer.